Hanging cabinet, &amp;c.



No. 657,779. Patented Sept. ll, I900. G. W. KIBCHHOFFER.

HANGING CABINET, 81.0.

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HANGING CABINET, 8m.

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GEORGE WV. KIRQHHOFFER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HANGING CABINET, 80c.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 657,779, datedSeptember 11, 1900.

Application filed July 3, 1899. Serial No. 722,617. (No model.)

To wZZ whowt it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. KIRCHHOF- FER,a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York,borough of Manhattan,and State of New York,have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Hanging Cabinets and the Like, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to hanging cabinets and like structures which aresuspended on the wall, so as to be conveniently opened and closed; andthe invention consists, first, of a cabinet comprising a base, means forsuspending the same on the wall, a portfolio member composed of bottom,side, and front walls, said portfolio member being hinged to the base atthe rear edge of the bottom wall, means applied to each side wall forretaining the sheets of music on the front wall, and a cover hinged atits rear edge to the base and provided at its front end with a catch forsecuring the portfolio member in closed position.

The invention consists, secondly, of a cabinet or like articles and aplurality of suspension devices for suspending it on the wall, each ofsaid suspension devices being formed of an upper and two lower members,and means for connecting the lower ends of the lower suspension memberswith the cabinet, as will be fully described hereinafter and finallypointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a front elevation of my improved hanging cabinet.Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged front viewof the hanging cabinet, showing the same in open position. Fig. at isan'enlarged side view of the cabinet, showing it in closed position.Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section of the cabinet, showing indotted lines the position assumed by the portfolio member when the sameis swung into open position; and Fig. 6 is a vertical detail section ofa catch or clasp for holding the portfolio member of the cabinet inclosed position.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, a represents the base of the cabinet, whichis preferably provided at its rear part with felt or other cushions a,so as to rest against the wall. To the base a is hinged a portfoliomember which consists of a bottom wall d, two side walls f, and a frontwall 0. The rear edge of the bottom wall (1 is connected with the base aby a hinge or hinges c. The bottom, side, and front walls of theportfolio member are rigidly secured together, so that it can be loweredon its hinges e from a vertical position into a horizontal position. Tothe inner side of each side wall f of the portfolio member is attached aplate g, provided with lugs at its upper ends, said lugs carryingpivotally mounted arms h, which are actuated by a leaf-springt', so thatthe cross-barj at the outer end of each arm h is pressed firmly on thesheet-music A or other articles stored in the portfolio member. A coverbis also hinged to the base a by means of hinges It and provided at itsfront with a spring-catch 1, (shown in Fig. 6,) said catch pressingagainst a button m at the upper edge of the front wall '0 of theportfolio member. At the upper part of the base a are arrangedhorizontal rods n, which are provided at their inner ends withupwardly-extended slotted arms 0. The portfolio member of the cabinet issupported when swung in open or lowered position by means of chains orother suspension devices w, which are connected at their upper ends withstirrups 0, attached to horizontal rods a at the upper part of the basea. and at their lower ends with loops u on the outside of the side wallsf. The chains or other suspension devices 20 are each provided with aweight or, so that when the parts are returned from the open position(shown in Fig. 5) to the closed position (shown in Fig. 4) the weightswill prevent the entering of the chains between the side walls of theportfolio member and the base during the closing motion of the same.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a plurality of suspension devices arearranged for suspending the cabinet on the wall. Each suspension deviceis composed of an upper member 0 and two lower members r W, the uppermember being connected at its upper end by a hook t with the molding B,attached to the wall, and at its lower end with the lower members r TThe lower members 1" 1' are connected, respectively, with hanger-platesg, which are secured by set-screws p to the slotted arms 0 at the innerends of the rods n, and with stirrups s, which are made freely movableon the rods n in front of the hangerplates q. By the set-screws p andstirrups s the lower suspension members r r can be readily adjusted, soas to hang the cabinet in proper position on the wall 0. The upper andlower suspension members '1" r r of each suspension device are soarranged relatively to each other and to the cabinet or other articlesuspended therefrom that the center of gravity of the suspended articleis located between the point of connection of the upper and lowersuspension members and the wall, so that the cabinet or other article ispressed by its own weight against the wall. Should the center of gravityof the article and its contents fall in front of a perpendicular linepassing through the point of connection of the suspension .members, thelower rear member has to be elongated by its adjusting mechanismsufiiciently to bring the center of gravity of the suspended articleeither in line with or somewhat back of the perpendicular line passingthrough the point of connection of the suspension members. The adjustingmechanism serves, therefore, for the purpose of producing the properequilibrium of the suspension devices and the article suspendedtherefrom relatively tothe Wall.

My improved hanging cabinet is used as follows: After it is suspendedand. properly adjusted by the lower suspension members, so that it hugsthe wall, the hinged cover is opened and the portfolio member moved indownward direction into a horizontal position until it is supported bythe suspension-chains w, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5. Thecross-barsj and arms h are then raised into upright position against thetension of their leaf-springs '11, so that the sheet-music or othermatter can be placed on the front wall or removed therefrom. Thecross-bars are then returned into their lowered position, so as to pressthe sheet-music against the front wall of the portfolio member, afterwhich it is returned into upright position and locked by lowering thecover over the upper end of the same. The spring-actuated cross-bars prevent the music from being displaced when the portfolio member isreturned to its upright position.

It is obvious that the suspension devices may be used for suspendingother articles,

and that the same may be attached in any other manner to the cabinet orother article, provided that the proper equilibrium of the suspensiondevices and the article suspended therefrom relatively to the Wall isestablished.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A cabinet for sheet-music and the like, consistingof a base, a portfolio member comprising bottom, side and front walls,said portfolio member being hinged to the base at the rear edge of.itsbottom wall, spring-actuated clamping-arms hinged to the side Walls ofthe portfolio member and adapted to retain the sheet-music or othermatter on the front wall of the same, suspension devices for supportingsaid portfolio member in lowered position, and a cover hinged to thebase and provided at its front end with means for securing saidportfolio member in closed position, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a cabinet or like article, of a plurality ofsuspension devices for suspending it on the wall, each of saidsuspension devices consisting of an upper member, means for suspendingthe upper member from the Wall, two converging members, means forconnecting the lower members with the lower end of the upper member,means for connecting the lower ends of the lower members with thecabinet or other ar-

